Hevern company recognizes the largest scandal in the United States related to the purchase of Iraqi oil
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Investigators said in the United States that the company "Hevern", the second largest oil company in the United States, is now preparing to admit that it must have been known that the fees were paid to Saddam Hussein for oil, bought from Iraq as part of the "oil for food" program, which expired after the 2003 invasion.
The New York Times recognize that this is part of the settlement Thdieeh discussed with the members of the public prosecution in the United States. She said that the settlement includes fines totaling between 25 to 30 million dollars, according to the investigators, who have refused to make themselves known, because the details of the settlement to pay the amount not authorized to announce them yet.
The punishment was still being discussed - newspaper-will be the biggest scandal even in the United States, and connected with the investigation of companies involved in the scandal of "oil for food" program. The New York Times that the program of 64 billion dollars, which work by 1996, by the Security Council to help reduce the effects of United Nations sanctions against Iraqi civilians after the first Gulf War. Even the American occupation in 2003, was guaranteed to Saddam Hussein's government, export amounts of oil to buy food, medicine and humanitarian goods uses.
The New York Times that in spite of the system done in wages and additional taxes secret, the Iraqi regime received at least 1.8 billion dollars from the company fees set forth in the program, according to the investigation completed in 2005 by "Paul Volcker," the former President of the federal seizure. By imposing additional taxes on the sale of crude oil, the Iraqi regime had obtained secret to 228 million dollars from the proceeds of oil exports.
The report revealed by 2004 and one of the investigators of the American Central Intelligence Agency has named five American companies purchased oil through the program (oil for food). These companies : Costel Foundation (an affiliate of El Paso), Hevern, Texaco, Bi Oil, Mobile (now part of the company Aksickson). At the time the companies denied committing any error and said it was cooperating with ongoing investigations to uncover the facts.
As part of the deal - says investigators prosecution in a statement to The New York Times-the company "Hevern", which now owns the company, "Texaco" is not expected to recognize the violation of the economic sanctions of the United Nations. But it is expected that the company acknowledges that it should have been aware that the taxes paid illegally to Iraq for oil. They pointed out that the fines related payments amounting to about $ 20 million for additional fines of tens of millions of barrels of Iraqi oil purchased by the company "Hevern" During the period from 2000 to 2002.
The New York Times that what was said is that these payments ball oil traders kids sold oil company "Hevern." But existing records to the United Nations, and the Italian and American officials showed that payments financed by the "Hevern." The paper recalls that the negotiations may take several weeks to emerge following the results reached last February by the company, "El Paso", the largest operator of natural gas pipelines American, in order to pay the United States government $ 7.37 million to settle the problem, which contains allegations of illegal payments on behalf of the oil for food.
The settlement discussions, "she says - The New York Times - is the result of months of work of a common set of trial attorneys general in the Southern Province of New York, and the prosecutor in the Manhattan" or Robert Mogentho "with the help of the Italian authorities. He said, "Kent Robertson," company spokesman "Hevern" : on the oil for food program in general, the company bought quantities of Iraqi crude oil to be used in American refineries, and ratified the United Nations processes first sale of the entire cargo purchased by the company "Hevern. He confirmed that the company will cooperate with the investigations and would continue to work in that direction. According to The New York Times, the American Public Prosecution Service, the Public Prosecutor's Office in the New York area refused to comment on these statements. To this extent remains Former officials of the United Nations, individuals and dealers, oil companies are relatively small, under scrutiny by the competent departments in the United States.
According to the report, "Volcker" the additional fines on Iraqi oil exports in the month of August 2000 by the Iraqi government oil company, a marketing company governmental oil. The paper disclosed that "Condoleezza Rice," and the current foreign minister in the United States, at that time, a member of the company "Hevern" oil, leading to the policy, which oversaw the areas of political fears potential jeopardize the interests of the company for concern. Resigned "Rice" from the company in January 2001 after 16 that President Bush appointed an adviser to American national security, as the official spokesman for the State Department. According to the records of the security committee and the exchange of securities of the company, the Policy Committee met three times during 2000, but the company "Hevern" refrained from commenting on consultations own.
The New York Times : The "Patricia and Ertz", which was on the 26th of the month of January 2001, President of the company's "Hevern" shown through internal notices "that the financial batch of such fines are banned under the United Nations sanctions against Iraq.This was revealed company documents furnished to the Commission "Volker." Any deal that includes Iraqi oil - also wrote and Uertz-the company must anticipate the identity of the corporation and reputation "and also said :" as well as anticipate any deviation in the pricing of the proposed general rules and margins deals according to the date of the company's sales practices. "
According to investigators, the Americans and Italians - as-paper says the list of Iraqi oil deals from January 2000 until December 2002, which sent the company "Hevern" of the Volcker Commission "showed that the price difference, which was driven by" Hevern "of third parties, there is only after August 2000, when it began any additional taxes illegal, The payment even after warnings "Ertz." the company also has not implemented the "Ertz", which was the Chairperson of the products, and to check the credibility of the companies that sell Iraqi crude oil to the company "Hevern." Investigators stated that the company bought tens of millions of barrels of Iraqi oil companies were not known in advance not to be it records in the oil. One such company, "Erdem Holdings," which sold to "Hevern" Mellon 13 barrels of oil, according to company lists "Hevern" itself. The company, owned by "ZAINEL Abidin Erdem" is a Turkish businessman, who participated in the Department of Labor Turkish-Iraqi.
On February 15, 2001, about two weeks after the issuance of the memorandum "Ertz" mentioned, bought the company "Hevern" 1.8 million barrels of oil from the "Erdem" Turkish Sint 36 price increase on the official selling price validated by the United Nations on Iraqi oil. ".
On other occasions the increase payments will rise to 49.5 Sint barrel, depending on the records of the company "Hevern." In data submitted to the Attorney General under oath Italian section, "says Italian businessman," Fabrizio of Waioli "that sold Iraqi oil to a number of companies, including the company" Hevern "American, and all were aware the Iraqi request for additional tax payments.
In fact - says the Waioli testimony before the Public Prosecutor Italian - that any final benefit include these amounts in addition to the official price for concealment value paid to the mediator. He added : in fact they were all aware that only a portion of those amounts was going for the mediator, while the remaining amounts paid to the Iraqis. The investigators found Supports Italians, Mahada evidence that the company "to Waioli" called "Oil House" paid additional taxes to the Iraqis to buy oil for the benefit of the company "Hevern." The documents seized in the offices of "House of Oil" that the 45 thousand dollars was sent to the Iraqi secret account in Jordan patch of additional taxes on the oil tanker carrying through "Overseas," on behalf of the company "Hevern" in the March 13, 2003.
It was "the Waioli" has been convicted in the United Arab Emirates fraud is now under investigation in Greece and Italy, according to an Italian investigator, who spoke on condition his name not be revealed because the investigation is still ongoing. The investigators found in the "Milan" evidence confirms that "Waioli" mediate in the sale of some 155 million barrels of Iraqi oil, paying directly or indirectly 4 Miloon to five million dollars in taxes additional. In the case of "Hevern" - say to the Waioli-in the note that the amount deposited deal with a responsible person at the company's office in London, and the name "Michael Dkdel", who led a buy Iraqi oil.
Show electronic message from the company "Hevern" found by investigators in the United States, suggestions "Dkdel" that the company knows that the caloric value of the "Waioli" was included additional taxes Iraqi illegal. This revealing a person close to the investigation.
Finally, The New York Times says : "The Dickedel" left the company "Hevern" in the autumn of 2005. In a telephone conversation from London, said : "Dickedel" deal with the Italian mediator, but denied any discounts received on the financial package. He said, "Dickedel" : that any deal then ratified by the senior management of the company. ".
He added : that he had been informed about the negotiations with the administration "to Waioli."